Kresge Foundation Health Program - Advancing Health Equity through Housing
Funding Amount
$150,000 over two years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Program Focus: Advancing Health Equity through Housing initiative
Geographic Scope: Philadelphia, PA (Kensington)
Focus Areas:
- Addressing harmful physical and mental health impacts of housing instability
- Integrating trauma-informed approach into core services
- Housing counseling
- Community engagement
- Economic development
- Connection between housing stability and health outcomes
Award Recipients: NKCDC was one of 13 grantees in this initiative
Key Activities:
- Trauma-informed training curriculum development
- Teaching community members about effects of trauma and effective responses
- Partnership with Impact Services Corporation and LISC Philadelphia
- Community-driven solution design with input from those most affected
Grant Period: 2-year award granted in December 2018
Funder Background: The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation focused on expanding opportunities in U.S. cities. Their Health Program seeks to help communities overcome environmental and social disadvantages that contribute to poor health.
What New Kensington Community Development Corp actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $211K
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $31K–$129K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 85%, Michigan 15%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Lansing, MI.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Affordable housing
- Health disparities
- Community health
- Housing
- Supportive housing
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